Penny Candy

[mz_laveau]

A few weeks ago I bought something I haven't bought in years. Penny candy used to be available in a big bin at the local 5 and 10, or the 7 Eleven by the house I grew up in. Of course, now you get the same type of canies in bulk bins at the grocery store, and it's like 4.99 a pound

Comments

[furious_mold]

Yes - certain scents/smells can send me back to very specific moments in the past. I find that the emotional response is very powerful, and it can almost cause a disassociation with reality - blanking out to the point where the only thing on my mind is that moment from the past. I can recall what people were wearing/saying.

The smell of Honeysuckle vines take me back to when I used to visit my grandmother as a child.

Sometimes music has this effect on me - heh, many good songs were ruined for me because of bad relationships.

[el_jefe59]

The Hilltop Market in Grantsville, Maryland (about an hour or so from Morgantown) has a big section where you can fill bags with all kinds of candy (including orange slices). It always makes me nostalgic!

[rinna_delenn]

For me it works both ways- some scents bring back strong memories, while some memories come along with not only images and sounds, but scents.

[mz_laveau]

Thanks, for the responses. It's amaxing to me how intense the feeling can be. When it happens to me, it usually stops me dead in my tracks.